Pokemon Fans Want to See Regions Based on Other Areas of the World
The launch of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet later this year will mark nine generations of main series Pokemon games, dating all the way back to Pokemon Red and Blue from the 90s. Each new generation of Pokemon introduces a new region for players to explore, filled with familiar Pokemon as well as brand-new creatures to collect. The same holds true for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, though their new region has not been named at the time of this writing.
While Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's region doesn't have a name just yet and official details about it are hard to come by, the reveal trailer suggests that the new games are set in a region based on Spain. Every Pokemon region is based on an existing region in the real world, and it seems like Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will be carrying on that tradition with their new region.
Image Compares Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Graphics to Sword and Shield
Assuming Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's region is based on Spain as fans have guessed, it will bring the number of Pokemon regions set in European countries to three, preceded by Pokemon Sword and Shield's Galar region and Pokemon X and Y's Kalos region. There's also been two Pokemon regions based on locations from the United States, with Pokemon Black and White's Unova region based on New York City and Pokemon Sun and Moon's Alola region taking inspiration from Hawaii.
All other Pokemon generations have been based on different regions of Japan. There have been nine Pokemon generations so far and all have stuck with either the USA, Europe, or Japan, and so there are huge swaths of the world that have yet to be featured in the main series Pokemon games. Some pointed out by Reddit user Fluffy_Mood5781 include Africa, Australia, and South
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